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Dr. Dre – The Chronic (Digitally Remastered) / Death Row Records Audio CD 2001 / PDR1001
UPC 5050457660024
The Chronic was the corner stone of Death Row s initial success when it was released in 1992. The impact of major hits such as Nuthin But A G Thang was astounding. Suddenly hip-hop was on US national radio gaining wide spread acceptance in the smoother life style of the suburbs world wide for its very special message, style and rhythm generated in the tough surroundings of the LA ghettos...
The Chronic is the debut studio album by American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his own record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. The album is named after a slang term for high-grade cannabis, and its cover is an homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. It was Dr. Dre's first solo album after he had departed from hip hop group N.W.A and its label Ruthless Records over a financial dispute.
On The Chronic, he included both subtle and direct insults at Ruthless and its owner, former N.W.A member Eazy-E. Although a solo album, it features many appearances by then-emerging American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for his own solo career.
The Chronic peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and has been certified 3x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with sales of 3 million copies in the United States, which led to Dr. Dre becoming one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. The Chronic spent eight months in the Billboard Top 10. The album's three singles became top ten Billboard singles. "Nuthin' but a ‘G’ Thang" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on both the Hot Rap Singles and Hot R&B Singles charts.
Dr. Dre's production has been noted for popularizing the G-funk subgenre within gangsta rap. The Chronic has been widely regarded as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1990s and regarded by many fans and peers to be one of the most well-produced hip hop albums of all time. In 2020, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Tracklist:
| 1 | The Chronic (Intro)
Vocals [Additional] – Snoop, Written-By – Colin Wolfe, Dr. Dre, Snoop |
1:58 |
| 2 | Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')
Vocals [Additional] – Jewell, RBX, Snoop, Written-By – Colin Wolfe, Dr. Dre, Snoop |
4:52 |
| 3 | Let Me Ride
Vocals [Additional] – Jewell, Ruben, Written-By – RBX, Snoop |
4:21 |
| 4 | The Day The Niggaz Took Over
Effects [Live L.a. Riot Scenes] – Matthew McDaniels, Vocals [Additional] – That Nigga Daz, RBX, Snoop, Written-By – Daz, Dr. Dre, RBX, Snoop |
4:32 |
| 5 | Nuthin' But A "G" Thang
Written-By, Vocals [Additional] – Snoop |
3:58 |
| 6 | Deeez Nuuuts
Vocals [Additional] – That Nigga Daz, Nate Dogg, Snoop, Warren G., Written-By – Colin Wolfe, Daz, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Snoop |
5:06 |
| 7 | Lil' Ghetto Boy
Effects [Live L.a. Riot Scenes] – Matthew McDaniels, Vocals [Additional] – That Nigga Daz, Snoop, Written-By – Snoop, D.O.C. |
5:27 |
| 8 | A Nigga Witta Gun
Written-By – Snoop, D.O.C. |
3:52 |
| 9 | Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat
Vocals [Additional] – BJ, RBX, Snoop, Written-By – Dr. Dre, Snoop |
3:48 |
| 10 | The $20 Sack Pyramid
Vocals [Additional] – Big Tittie Nickie, Samara (2), Snoop, D.O.C., Written-By – Dr. Dre, Snoop, D.O.C. |
2:53 |
| 11 | Lyrical Gangbang
Vocals [Additional] – Kurupt, RBX, Rage, Written-By – Dr. Dre, Kurupt, RBX, Snoop, D.O.C., Rage |
4:04 |
| 12 |
High Powered
Vocals [Additional] – That Nigga Daz, RBX, Rage, Written-By – Colin Wolfe, Dr. Dre, RBX |
2:44 |
| 13 | The Doctor's Office
Vocals [Additional] – Jewell*, Rage, Written-By – Dr. Dre, Jewell, Kevin Lewis, Rage |
1:03 |
| 14 | Stranded On Death Row
Vocals [Additional] – Bushwick Bill, Kurupt, RBX, Snoop, Rage, Written-By – Kurupt, RBX, Snoop, Rage |
4:47 |
| 15 | The Roach (The Chronic Outro)
Drums [Live] – Cheron Moore, Vocals [Additional] – That Nigga Daz, Emmage, Jewell, RBX, Ruben, Rage, Written-By – Daz, RBX, Rage |
4:36 |
| 16 | Bitches Ain't Shit
Vocals [Additional] – That Nigga Daz, Jewell, Kurupt, Snoop |
4:46 |
- Bass, Keyboards [Bass] – Colin Wolfe
- Drum Programming – That Nigga Daz (tracks: 9), Dr. Dre (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 14, 16)
- Engineer [Mix, Assistant] – Willie Will
- Engineer [Mix] – Greg (Gregski) Royal
- Executive-Producer – Suge Knight
- Featuring – That Nigga Daz, Jewell, Kurupt, RBX, Snoop Dog*, The D.O.C., Rage
- Flute, Saxophone – Katisse Buckingham
- Guitar – Chris Clairmont, Eric (The Drunk) Borders
- Keyboards – Colin Wolfe, Dr. Dre, Justin Reinhardt
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Mixed By – Chris (The Glove) Taylor, Dr. Dre, Greg (Gregski) Royal
- Performer – Lady Levi
- Photography By – Daniel Jordan (4)
- Producer – Dr. Dre
- Dr. Dre – vocals, synthesizers, producer, drum programming, mixing
- Snoop Doggy Dogg – vocals, co writer
- Lady of Rage – vocals
- Warren G – vocals, co producer drum programing, composer
- The D.O.C. – co-writer, vocals
- RBX – vocals, composer
- Nate Dogg – vocals, composer
- Dat Nigga Daz – vocals, drum programming, composer
- Kurupt – vocals, composer
- Jewell - vocals
- Colin Wolfe – bass guitar, bass keyboard, co-writer
- Justin Reinhardt – keyboards
- Katisse Buckingham – flute, saxophone
- Eric "The Drunk" Borders – guitar
- Chris Clairmont – guitar
- Bernie Grundman - mastering
- Greg "Gregski" Royal – mixing
- Chris "The Glove" Taylor – mixing
- Willie Will – mixing
- Ben Butler – producer
- Suge Knight – executive producer
